Recycling Center Asks SCOTUS To Rule On Employment Questions In Case By Prisoners

Mealey's (May 10, 2023, 3:20 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court should decide whether prisoners who participate in a discretionary work release program may bring claims under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a Pennsylvania recycling center argues in its petition for a writ of certiorari, asserting that a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel erred in reinstating the prisoners’ claims....